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Georgia Organizer

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)

Full-Time

Posted: 01/24/2024

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Deadline to apply: Rolling until filled

NAPAWF is the only organization focused on building power withAAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, we elevateAAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.

NAPAWF was founded in 1996 to realize the vision of 100 AAPI women who recognized the need for an organization that would amplifyAAPI women’s stories and experiences. Being seen and heard in the public narrative gives us the power to shape the policy and cultural change needed to gain agency over our lives, families, and communities.

Today, we are mobilizing and building power in cities across the United States to create social, political, and economic change forAAPI women and girls. We also show up in solidarity for other women of color who are experiencing injustice and harms of oppression and marginalization.

Our work is focused in the following strategies:

● Policy and Structural Change

● Organizing and Civic Engagement

● Legal Advocacy and Judicial Strategy

We use the Reproductive Justice lens to intersectionally address three core issues:

● Reproductive Rights and Health 

● Economic Justice

● Immigration and Racial Justice

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

NAPAWF is seeking a community organizer in Atlanta, Georgia. The organizer is great at building relationships with existing and new people in the community to engage them in the organization as NAPAWF members and leaders. The organizer is committed to building power to create social, political and economic change for AAPI women and girls.  As an organizer you love working with and talking to people and enjoy engaging others to be active within the Georgia NAPAWF community, and to help people grow their leadership skills. You also are well-versed and responsible for campaign planning and executing unique and dynamic organizing campaigns. You can handle multiple projects at a time, and are committed to getting results. The Georgia Organizer will ensure NAPAWF’s unique intersectional perspective is brought to the forefront of reproductive justice and voter engagement work in Georgia. This position reports directly to the Georgia Organizing Manager. 

 

POSITION DUTIES

The Georgia Organizer will have the following core functions and day-to-day responsibilities:

  • Recruit and engage community members to become members of NAPAWF’s Georgia Chapter in order to grow the base through outreach, conducting one-on-one, and other chapter and program activities.
  • Identify, plan, and run local and state campaigns centered on building power for those who identify as AAPI women and girls in Georgia. This includes leading and integrating civic and voter engagement efforts into campaign priorities. Support NAPAWF national campaigns and identify local engagement opportunities for members and partners to engage.
  • Develop individual work and outreach plans to support campaigns.
  • Develop leadership of local chapter members to be leaders in NAPAWF’s local campaigns, the reproductive justice movement, and in the AAPI community in Georgia.
  • Develop and facilitate impactful training materials and workshops for our Georgia base and community members.
  • Recruit members, leaders, and participants to NAPAWF’s leadership development programs.
  • Schedule and lead chapter meetings, plan and execute chapter and engagement activities and to engage members on a consistent basis.
  • Building relationships with community members and a broad array of nonprofit, local government, and religious organizations to advance NAPAWF campaigns and base building efforts.
  • Track and input data in the VAN and EveryAction databases to track ongoing base building and campaign progress towards goals.
  • Coordinate the Georgia Chapter’s social media and digital platforms to organize online.
  • Performing duties, as necessary, as a member of the NAPAWF team.

QUALIFICATIONS

We're seeking candidates who excel in relationship-building, are result-oriented, and have strong project management skills. You should have: 

  • At least 1 year of professional community, issue electoral organizing, union, and/or mobilization campaign experience
  • A strong commitment to the issues of AAPI and/or immigrant women and girls, health, social justice and human rights 
  • Ability to work with a team and independently
  • Self-motivation to achieve work plan and campaign goals
  • A willingness to seek feedback, learn, and adapt
  • Strong organizational, communication, problem solving, personal planning and time management skills
  • Ability to accurately record campaign and base building data, track and effectively move turf
  • Fluency in a second language is also highly desirable (Asian / Pacific Islander language (i.e. Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, etc language preferred) 
  • Basic computer literacy in Windows-based computer programs in order to perform necessary campaign data management and administrative work 
  • Experience with Google Suite (documents, forms, chat), and Zoom 
  • Ability to work flexible hours and travel. 
  • A valid driver’s license, use of a car for work, and automobile insurance are mandatory conditions of employment in this role.
  • strong action-based programs and events and seasoned in successfully managing multiple tasks to completion with competing deadlines.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $50,000 - $55,000 - commensurate with experience. A highly competitive benefits package includes a 401k plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance. NAPAWF's medical plan is covered by NAPAWF at 100% for employee and dependents with no out of pocket costs, including prescription drugs costs. Qualified dependents may also be covered. NAPAWF also offers full-time employees 15 days of vacation in the first year, sick leave, flexible spending program options and personal/family leave as well as paid vacation from December 25th through January 1st of each year.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The person in this position should be able to engage in the diverse demands of the work, including the capacity to remain in a stationary position, operate a computer, and move about the office and outside of the office. They must have the capacity to work evening hours and/or weekends as required. Occasional travel is required. This position is based in an office setting and in the field. This position will be required to work at the Atlanta NAPAWF office.

NAPAWF is committed to public health, and to the safety and well being of our colleagues and visitors. As such we have adopted a policy requiring all employees to receive all recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters or to apply for and receive an exemption

DISCLAIMER

NAPAWF is committed to public health, and to the safety and well-being of our colleagues and visitors. As such we have adopted a policy requiring all employees to receive all recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters or to apply for and receive an exemption.

NAPAWF is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related) or conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions (ARC). Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

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Florida Organizer

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)

Full-Time

Posted: 01/24/2024

Location:

Tampa Bay area, Florida

Deadline to apply: Rolling until filled

NAPAWF is the only organization focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, we elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States. 

NAPAWF was founded in 1996 to realize the vision of 100 AAPI women who recognized the need for an organization that would amplify AAPI women’s stories and experiences. Being seen and heard in the public narrative gives us the power to shape the policy and cultural change needed to gain agency over our lives, families, and communities.

Today, we are mobilizing and building power in cities across the United States to create social, political, and economic change for AAPI women and girls. We also show up in solidarity for other women of color who are experiencing injustice and harms of oppression and marginalization.

Our work is focused in the following strategies:

  • Policy and Structural Change
  • Organizing and Civic Engagement
  • Legal Advocacy and Judicial Strategy

We use the Reproductive Justice lens to intersectionally address three core issues:

  • Reproductive Rights and Health
  • Economic Justice
  • Immigration and Racial Justice

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

NAPAWF is seeking a community organizer in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. The organizer is great at building relationships with existing and new people in the community to engage them in the organization as NAPAWF members and leaders. The organizer is committed to building power to create social, political and economic change for AAPI women and girls.  As an organizer you love working with and talking to people and enjoy engaging others to be active within the Florida NAPAWF community, and to help people grow their leadership skills. You also are well-versed and responsible for campaign planning and executing unique and dynamic organizing campaigns. You can handle multiple projects at a time, and are committed to getting results. The Florida Organizer will ensure NAPAWF’s unique intersectional perspective is brought to the forefront of reproductive justice and voter engagement work in Florida. This position reports directly to the Florida Organizing Manager.

 

POSITION DUTIES

The Florida Organizer will have the following core functions and day-to-day responsibilities

  • Recruit and engage community members to become members of NAPAWF’s Florida Chapter in order to grow the base through outreach, conducting one-on-one, and other chapter and program activities.
  • Identify, plan, and run local and state campaigns centered on building power for those who identify as AAPI women and girls in Florida. This includes leading and integrating civic and voter engagement efforts into campaign priorities. Support NAPAWF national campaigns and identify local engagement opportunities for members and partners to engage.
  • Develop individual work and outreach plans to support campaigns.
  • Develop leadership of local chapter members to be leaders in NAPAWF’s local campaigns, the reproductive justice movement, and in the AAPI community in Florida.
  • Develop and facilitate impactful training materials and workshops for our Florida base and community members.
  • Recruit members, leaders, and participants to NAPAWF’s leadership development programs.
  • Schedule and lead chapter meetings, plan and execute chapter and engagement activities and to engage members on a consistent basis.
  • Building relationships with community members and a broad array of nonprofit, local government, and religious organizations to advance NAPAWF campaigns and base building efforts.
  • Track and input data in the VAN and EveryAction databases regularly to track ongoing base building and campaign progress towards goals.
  • Coordinate the Florida Chapter’s social media and digital platforms to organize online.
  • Performing duties, as necessary, as a member of the NAPAWF team.

QUALIFICATIONS

We're seeking candidates who excel in relationship-building, are result-oriented, and have strong project management skills. You should have: 

  • At least 1 year of professional community, issue electoral organizing, union, and/or mobilization campaign experience. 
  • A strong commitment to the issues of AAPI and/or immigrant women and girls, health, social justice and human rights. 
  • Ability to work with a team and independently.
  • Self-motivation to achieve work plan and campaign goals.
  • A willingness to seek feedback, learn, and adapt.
  • Strong organizational, communication, problem solving, personal planning and time management skills.
  • Ability to accurately record campaign and base building data, track and effectively move turf.
  • Proven track record with strong action-based programs and events and seasoned in successfully managing multiple tasks to completion with competing deadlines.
  • Fluency in a second language is also highly desirable (Asian / Pacific Islander language (i.e. Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, etc language preferred).
  • Basic computer literacy in Windows-based computer programs in order to perform necessary campaign data management and administrative work.
  • Experience with Google Suite (documents, forms, chat), and Zoom. 
  • Ability to work flexible hours and travel. 
  • A valid driver’s license, use of a car for work, and automobile insurance are mandatory conditions of employment in this role.

 

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary for this position is $50,000-55,000 commensurate with experience. A highly competitive benefits package includes a 401k plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance. NAPAWF's medical plan is covered by NAPAWF at 100% for employee and dependents with no out of pocket costs, including prescription drugs costs. Qualified dependents may also be covered. NAPAWF also offers full-time employees 15 days of vacation in the first year, sick leave, flexible spending program options and personal/family leave as well as paid vacation from December 25th through January 1st of each year.  

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The person in this position should be able to engage in the diverse demands of the work, including the capacity to remain in a stationary position, operate a computer, and move about the office and outside of the office. They must have access to a car and have the capacity to work evening hours and/or weekends as required. Occasional travel is required. This position is based in an office setting and in the field. This position will be required to work at the St. Petersburg NAPAWF office.

 

NAPAWF is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related) or conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions (ARC). Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

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Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director

Columbia Legal Services

Full-Time

Posted: 01/24/2024

Location:

Seattle, Olympia, Kennewick, Yakima, and Wenatchee, Washington (Hybrid), Washington

Who We Are

Columbia Legal Services is a nonprofit civil legal aid organization that advances social, economic, and racial equity for people living in poverty. We support communities and movements by bringing deep legal expertise that is grounded in – and strongly guided by – an understanding of race equity.

We seek systemic solutions by bringing class action lawsuits, using cutting edge legal theories, engaging in policy advocacy, and supporting communities in building their own power. We have a special responsibility to serve people whose access to free legal services is restricted, due to institutionalized or immigration status.

At CLS we seek a team that reflects our organizational values of community, race equity, and justice. This includes hiring staff with connections to the communities we serve whenever possible, and a commitment to strive for justice and equity in our hiring practices and in our staff culture.

 

Position Summary

Columbia Legal Services seeks a full-time Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director. The person in this role will hold two main areas of responsibility: leading our efforts to build and strengthen relationships with communities across Washington state, especially with communities most impacted by the immigration and/or criminal legal systems, and ensuring racial equity in our advocacy work (which includes litigation and policy work). This role reports to the Executive Director.

The person in this role will lead efforts to set and assess strategy for centering communities impacted by the immigration and/or criminal legal systems in all aspects of our work. They will supervise and coordinate the work of our Advocacy and Community Engagement Specialists (ACES), who work directly with communities and with our litigation and policy teams. The person in this role will prioritize strategies that continue CLS’ efforts to move from transactional to relational and accountable community engagement, with the aim of building lasting change with and for communities.

The Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director will also work in close collaboration with our Litigation Director and our Policy Director to align advocacy, policy, and community relationships around our values of community, race equity, and justice and our strategic advocacy goals.

The ideal candidate has exceptional relationship building skills and will bring experience in building meaningful relationships with communities, including with immigrants and with people institutionalized in prisons and jails. They should also have experience in applying a micro and macro lens to equity, racial justice, and community relationship building, focusing not only on individual relationships but also identifying trends and making connections at a broader level as part of holistic movement building. The ideal candidate should also have a strong understanding of systems thinking, race equity, and racial hierarchy, along with an understanding of litigation and policy work. 

All CLS staff have the ability to complete some work remotely. However, this position will require some physical presence at the office and an ability to attend required meetings at the office and in the community. The person in this role should live in close proximity to one of our offices to facilitate in-office time when needed. This position may be based in any CLS office; CLS office locations include Seattle, Olympia, Kennewick, Yakima, and Wenatchee.

CLS requires that all employees adhere to our COVID-19 vaccine mandate through proof of vaccination or by requesting a medical or religious accommodation. Staff are also required to follow CLS COVID-19 protocols while engaging in in-person work in our offices and in the community.

Responsibilities

Lead Community Relationship-Building Efforts 

  • Drive and coordinate Community Relationship-Building efforts, including overall Community Relationship-Building strategy. 
  • Build and strengthen relationships with community organizations and leaders to support CLS' Advocacy and Community Relationship-Building efforts, and help foster such relationships held by ACES and others at CLS. 
  • Coordinate with the Policy Director, Litigation Director, and other Advocacy Coordination Team (ACT) members, as well as with individual advocacy teams, for planning, alignment, and leadership on community relationship-building efforts and overall strategy. 
  • Work with ACES and Litigation/Policy Team Leads on strategies and goals for centering community in individual cases and other advocacy projects, and provide thought partnership related to this work. 
  • Supervise ACES, including regular check-ins, planning, and goal support, and professional development. 
  • Connect CLS with broader state and national movements around organizing/community engagement and serve as the main point of contact in those relationships. 
  • Drive community relationship-building discussions at ACT and Organizational Management Team (OMT) meetings, including regularly assessing CLS’ efforts to center community in our work.  
  • Support ACES and other advocates in leading community engagement and relationship-building discussions at table/advocacy meetings. 
  • Participate in the OMT to connect community-building efforts across the organization. This includes working closely with the Director of Development and Communications and with the Executive Director.  
  • Attend Board meetings as needed to support the Board in its community-centered approach.  

Ensure a Racial Justice focus in CLS’s Advocacy Work 

  • Drive Advocacy-related racial justice at CLS, including overall strategy for racial justice in Advocacy. 
  • Work with the ACT to integrate the CLS Race Equity toolkit across the Advocacy department, ensuring CLS litigation and policy work includes a racial justice analysis.  
  • Provide orientation and onboarding related to racial justice in advocacy for all new staff and occasionally lead training or other meetings on this work for all staff. 
  • Drive race equity analysis in ACES team meetings, ACT meetings, Community Engagement Team (CET) meetings, and other Advocacy meetings. 
  • Provide coaching and insight toward stronger race equity analysis for litigation teams and Advocacy staff overall throughout the Advocacy department.  
  • Establish or strengthen relationships with leaders, key stakeholders, and organizations that support CLS’s commitment to Racial Equity in advocacy. 
  • Meet occasionally with staff and consultants leading CLS’ internal equity efforts to ensure alignment, including shared efforts to integrate the CLS Race Equity toolkit across the organization. 

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, and others may be assigned.

 

Qualifications 

The ideal candidate will have all or most of the experience below, or have a combination of comparable experience where they have demonstrated similar skills or responsibilities.

  • Experience in community mobilization, coalition building, or other relevant work, with at least one year leading a team or in a supervisory role.  
  • Experience managing or leading a team. Note: this can include comparable experience including unofficial supervisory roles that required the use of supervision skills and team leadership. 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, cultural competence, and understanding of principles of intersectionality.  
  • Lived or other demonstrated meaningful and sustained experience with people living in poverty; people of color, immigrant, or indigenous communities; and/or the criminal legal system. 
  • Commitment to confronting, exposing, and dismantling all forms of structural racism, bias and oppression, and an ability to identify issues within communities. 
  • Demonstrated understanding of and interest in advancing anti-racist grassroots organizing strategies. 
  • Ability to work well on a team, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines. 
  • Strong interpersonal, presentation or storytelling, and problem-solving skills. 
  • Reasonable flexibility, and the ability to travel and regularly attend evening and weekend events as well as complete other work or attend meetings during standard office hours of 9am to 5pm. Note: this is an exempt position and additional hours may be required.  
  • Understanding the importance of self-care, compassion, and empathy, and a willingness to take breaks and vacations. 
  • Ability to travel throughout the local community and throughout the state, including to areas with limited public transportation, with or without accommodation.  

Preferred

  • Experience and understanding of structural racism in the United States and the intersectionality of oppression.
  • Experience working in the legal field and/or understanding of the litigation process, including class action litigation.
  • Familiarity with the state legislature and legislative process.
  • Proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required for this position; other language skills relevant to our client communities are a plus.
  • Experience with transformative or restorative justice principles 

 

Compensation

This full-time, exempt position is a confidential role and is not eligible for representation by Washington Legal Workers, our in-house labor union.

Columbia Legal Services is committed to providing an equitable work environment, including a commitment to pay equity. As part of this commitment, all employees’ pay is based on years of experience in their role or in previous roles doing substantially similar work and set on a standard pay scale for their position, rather than on negotiations, which have been shown to contribute to pay disparities. The current annual salary range for an experienced Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director with 5-10 years of directly relevant experience is $82,815 - $92,786.

CLS has a 35-hour workweek. We also offer a comprehensive compensation package including the following:

  • Annual cost of living and salary step increases
  • 14 paid holidays annually
  • Winter Break office closure between Christmas and New Year’s
  • 12 sick days annually
  • 15-21 paid vacation days annually (based on years of experience)
  • 3-5 personal days annually (based on years of experience)
  • Paid parental and family medical leave benefits
  • Paid sabbatical every 7 years for up to twelve weeks
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program (for employees with less than 10 years’ experience)

Additionally, we pay 100% of employee premiums for excellent health, vision, and dental benefits plus 50% of the maximum out-of-pocket deductible and offer heavily subsidized family premiums.

We also offer a 403(b)-retirement benefit with employer contribution and a match, disability and life insurance, a subsidized transit pass, and an employee wellness program.

To Apply

To apply, please submit an application with a cover letter and resume in PDF format through our application portal in BambooHR.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning January 22, 2024 and the role will be removed from our website once the position is filled. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please contact careers@columbialegal.org.

We are committed to an environment of mutual respect, collaboration, and equal opportunity for all employees, and strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, people who have been affected by mass incarceration, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. We believe in building and sustaining an organization that is reflective of the communities we serve, and is diverse in work background, experience, education, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities. We believe that the resulting diversity is both a source of program strength and a matter of fundamental human fairness. 

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Community Engagement Director

Mobile Baykeeper

Full-Time

Posted: 01/24/2024

Location:

Mobile, Alabama

About the Role

Mobile Baykeeper is seeking a Community Engagement Director to lead our efforts in mobilizing communities across Coastal Alabama towards actionable change that positively impacts water quality and community well-being. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving engagement strategies, fostering relationships with community leaders, and guiding our team in achieving goals related to volunteer mobilization, government relations, and environmental education.

Key Responsibilities

  • Mobilize community members towards action that puts pressure on elected officials, industry leaders, and community leaders to make decisions to improve their communities, particularly regarding water quality’s impact on their lives.
  • Lead Baykeeper’s community engagement team to reach desired goals related to volunteer engagement, government relationships, and environmental education.
  • Build relationships of trust with leaders and members of fourteen Coastal Alabama communities. Understand the perspectives and needs of each community. Communicate what is learned to the Baykeeper team to aid in planning to address the needs.
  • Listen, research, and identify community leaders or groups that have a disproportionate effect on outcomes from each community.
  • Train and manage the Baykeeper team in community listening, organizing, profiling, and how to talk with community members for improved outcomes in each community.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

  • Exhibit Baykeeper’s values of excellence, accuracy, responsibility, tenacity, and humility. 
  • Exhibit a passion for improving the health of the waters of coastal Alabama.
  • Exhibit a high level of emotional intelligence.
  • Experience organizing communities to take action.
  • Experience building relationships of trust in a variety of contexts.
  • Experience organizing details of events.
  • Experience organizing people’s contact information.
  • Experience public speaking.
  • Experience leading a team.
  • Experience or ability to learn software used for communication and collaboration (Microsoft Office Suite, constituent relationship management software, task management software)
  • Exhibit the ability to communicate clearly.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
  • 5% retirement match.
  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance.
  • Generous paid time off and opportunities for professional development.

Join Us

Play a pivotal role in Mobile Baykeeper’s mission to defend and restore the health of Coastal Alabama’s waterways. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to info@mobilebaykeeper.org or fill out the following form.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

 

About Mobile Baykeeper

Mobile Baykeeper exists to defend and revive the health of the waters of Coastal Alabama. We work towards real and measurable improvement in the health of the waters of Coastal Alabama. We’ll know we are successful when no one has to question whether the fish are safe to eat or the water is safe to swim in, when our seagrasses and oyster reefs recover, and our coastal communities take responsibility for the health of the water.

Mobile Baykeeper is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we welcome candidates who share these values.

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Campus Fellow (Multiple)

Climate Defiance

Fellowship

Posted: 01/24/2024

Location:

DC, NYC, Boston, Chicago, LA, SF and swing states., New York

OVERVIEW:

We are contracting paid campus fellows to work for Climate Defiance. We use disruptive tactics to resist fossil fuel extraction. We go hard at Climate Defiance. We blockaded the White House Correspondents Dinner. We shut down a book launch by the pro-pipeline Senator Amy Klobuchar. We made Manchin flee a stage. We TOOK OVER the Congressional Women's Softball Game. We make life hell for people in power who are complicit in our destruction. And we do not apologize. We will contract on a rolling basis and aim to make decisions imminently. We are especially eager to hire students in DC, NYC, Boston, Chicago, LA, SF and swing states. This paid fellowship will involve roughly 10 hours per week of work and pay $1170 per month (roughly $27 per hour). This will involve engaging in disruptive, nonviolent direct action and organizing students on your campus and in your city.

 

WHO WE ARE:

A brand-new, youth-driven, grassroots group dedicated to confronting the climate crisis head on. We will use disruptive, nonviolent direct action to resist fossil fuel extraction.

 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Organize students on your campus and beyond (we may explore the potential to start school chapters of Climate Defiance, depending on your campus); Amass support for this movement amongst students, faculty and community members; Plan actions; Fundraise; Create social media content; Research demands; Assist with assorted group tasks as needs arise; Represent Climate Defiance in the community.

 

WHO YOU ARE:

Passionate about social change, justice and climate; Outgoing; Excited to have conversations with student groups and professors throughout campus; Passionate about organizing; Connected to leftist campus groups; Revolutionary in spirit and practice; Nonviolent.

 

DETAILS:

This fellowship involves roughly 10 hours per week of work, starting immediately. We pay $1170 per month. That comes out to roughly $27 an hour. Contact info@climatedefiance.org with questions. Our website is climatedefiance.org.

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Palestine/Israel

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Faith in Minnesota

Power Is Dynamic, Relational, and Can Be Changed

The latest from "What's Your Power Analysis?" we return to our conversation with Doran Schrantz of Faith in Minnesota as she reflects on the significant political and legislative achievements in Minnesota, following the Democratic Farmer Labor Party's trifecta victory in 2022, underlining the strategic organizing and power dynamics that made it possible.

The Classics of Organizing

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Review - Kaiāulu: Gathering Tides

Great books inspire in myriad ways. Siobhan Ring inaugurates a new occasional series, “the Classics of Organizing”, with this review of a classic on organizing in Hawaii.

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Senior Staff Attorney, Immigration Intervention

Sanctuary for Families

Full-Time

Posted: 11/30/2023

Location:

New York City, New York

Description:

ABOUT US

Sanctuary for Families is New York's leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence. Every year, Sanctuary empowers thousands of adults and children to move from fear and abuse to safety and stability, transforming lives through a comprehensive range of services. We provide a range of wrap-around services to help survivors rebuild their lives in the aftermath of abuse, and work to end gender violence through three key strategies: direct services, outreach and training, and systems-change advocacy. Our services are available in 11 locations throughout New York City.

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Staff Attorney is a key position within Sanctuary for Families' Immigration Intervention Project, a legal services project that represents thousands of survivors of domestic violence, other forms of gender based violence, and human trafficking in a broad range of immigration matters. The Senior Staff Attorney will work within Sanctuary for Families' Gender-Based Asylum Rapid Response Initiative. In particular, the Senior Staff Attorney will create and expand a Pro Se Asylum Project in collaboration with pro bono partners to deliver trauma-informed legal assistance and representation to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, and/or other forms of gender-based violence seeking U.S. asylum. This Senior Staff attorney might also mentor and/or supervise project assistants, volunteer attorneys, legal fellows, and/or interns.

Other responsibilities include conducting community outreach and education, and collaborating with other agencies, to best assist and empower immigrant survivors of domestic violence, other forms of gender based violence and human trafficking and to advocate on their behalf with systems affecting their lives. The Senior Staff Attorney also educates the public, social service agencies, law enforcement agencies, communities around New York State, and political representatives about issues pertaining to gender based asylum claims.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead a project in collaboration with pro bono partners to deliver trauma-informed pro se legal assistance and/or representation to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, and/or other forms of gender-based violence seeking U.S. asylum;

  • Represent immigrant survivors of gender-based violence, in asylum-related proceedings, before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and appellate courts;

  • Advocate with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and/or advocate and engage in motion practice to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Board of Immigration Appeals, Administrative Appeals Office, and/or federal courts for the best possible outcome in clients' cases;

  • Train, supervise and mentor pro bono and in-house attorneys, support staff, and interns and volunteers on gender-based asylum.

  • Design and deliver training curricula on immigration relief options and trauma-informed lawyering to educate the public, legal service providers, community-organizations and other social service providers about issues pertinent to immigrant victims of gender violence and trafficking.

  • Conduct screening interviews with immigrant survivors of gender-based violence to assess eligibility for asylum and other immigration relief under United States immigration law;

  • Maintain timely and accurate records in electronic database of current and potential clients;

  • Represent Sanctuary for Families at community events and on advocacy committees and task forces;

  • Advocate on behalf of clients with city and state agencies and institutions on issues of eligibility for housing, education, and public benefits;

  • Advocate on behalf of clients in family and criminal court proceedings, as needed;

  • Collaborate with community-based organizations, legal services providers, district attorney's offices, other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and health care providers to improve responses to immigrant survivors, and to educate and provide technical assistance on issues relating to immigrant clients.

  • Contribute to Sanctuary's efforts to educate the public, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, social service agencies, community-based organizations, and elected officials about issues related to immigrant victims of domestic violence; develop written materials and curriculum for such purposes.

  • Refer victims of domestic violence and gender based violence to appropriate legal and social services within and outside of Sanctuary for Families;

  • Perform any other Department or agency-related duties or special projects as assigned by the Legal Center Director and the Director of the Immigration Intervention Project.

 

Requirements:

  • Admitted to practice law in a state bar;

  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in immigration law;

  • Experience working in the field, preferably in a non-profit setting, to assist survivors of domestic violence, other forms of gender-based violence, and/or human trafficking;

  • Bilingual English and a relevant community language (e.g. Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, Russian, etc.);

  • Excellent judgment;

  • Strong writing, research, and analytical skills;

  • Strong communications and leadership skills;

  • Excellent interpersonal skills;

  • Ability to work independently and under pressure;

  • Ability to work on complex immigration cases;

  • Ability to motivate, inspire, and manage staff;

  • Ability to do systems change advocacy;

  • Energetic and passionate about Sanctuary's mission of ending gender-based violence and human trafficking;

  • Deep understanding of and ability to work well with people of diverse ethnic, cultural, religious, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

 

Budgeted Salary: $80,000 - $85,000 annually

 

Work position is currently Hybrid; must be able to meet job location schedule obligations

 

Vaccination Policy: Proof of vaccination or proof of 1st dose with scheduled 2nd dose within 30 days is required.

 

Benefits:

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

  • Employer-paid life insurance

  • Employer retirement contribution

  • Paid time off

  • Flex spending account

  • Student loan assistance

  • Tuition reimbursement program

  • Gym reimbursement program

 

All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status or domestic violence victim status, and other categories protected under Federal, New York state or New York city laws. Sanctuary for Families follows the requirements of the Human Rights Law including with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

People of color, trans and gender non-conforming people, people with disabilities, and survivors of gender-based violence are strongly encouraged to apply.

We recognize that the safety, healing and self-determination of survivors of domestic violence and related forms of gender violence is at the intersection of racial, gender, economic, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and disability justice, as well as many other critical issues. In order to realize our mission, Sanctuary strives to center DEI principles at every level of the organization and continues to deepen that commitment.

 

Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/XRdw5lCVJlRLEHyEjI5WGD

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